Sophora and Coptis Four-Ingredient Decoction

Raw Lacquer Decoction，From *Essentials of Treating Cold Damage*, Volume 2.，Stagnant blood syndrome.

Xingxin Powder，*Dongyi Baojian: Neijing Pian*, Volume 3.，Heart deficiency heat.

Chicken-Dung Alum Powder，From *Shenghui*, Volume 44.，Swelling and fullness in the genital area.

Head-Turning Pill，From *The Secret Records of the Stone Chamber*, Volume 4.，For pregnant women with deficiency of qi and blood, resulting in irregular fetal movement, a weak fetus unable to turn its head, hands and feet emerging first, and a difficult labor.

Enhanced Er Chen He Zhong Decoction，*Huiyue*, Volume 10.，All types of vomiting.

Shen-He Decoction，From *Wei’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 2.，Cough with phlegm due to deficiency-cold.

Breast-Soothing Ointment，From *Li Yue*.，Apply to the nipple.

Qing Shen Yi Qi Decoction，From *Treatise on the Spleen and Stomach*, Volume 2.，For patients with a history of spleen-stomach deficiency, recurrent eye disorders, jaundice affecting the body, face, and eyes, urine that is either yellow or white, irregular bowel movements, reduced appetite, shortness of breath, lethargy with a tendency to lie down, and weakness in … Read more

Atractylodes Decoction，From *Gu Jin Lu Yan*, cited in Volume 33 of *Wai Tai*.，If a pregnant woman suddenly experiences heart pain so severe she feels she is about to die:

Formula for Excessive Malaria，From *The Collection of Compassionate Guidance*, Volume 2.，For early-stage malaria with prolonged, persistent chills and fever.

Shengling Powder，From the *Formulas for Universal Relief* (Vol. 348), citing a formula by Mr. Wei.，Postpartum blood deficiency with loose pores; due to profuse sweating and exposure to wind, the patient experiences a locked jaw that cannot be opened, a stiff and straightened back resembling an epileptic seizure, head shaking accompanied by a ringing sound, and … Read more

Decoction for Clearing Orifices and Draining Pus，*Zhang Jiachun’s Diagnosis and Treatment of Ophthalmic Disorders*.，For cases of external canthal fistula where the ulcer has healed, the swelling has subsided, and the skin color has returned to normal; however, pressing on the canthus may cause pus or turbid fluid to ooze out.

Woody Stephania with Poria and Mangxiao Decoction，*The Golden Chamber* (Volume Middle).，Dampness-phlegm stagnation in the diaphragm region, manifesting as shortness of breath and fullness, a hard mass beneath the heart, a sallow-black complexion, and a deep, tight pulse. The condition had persisted for several tens of days; despite treatment with emetics and purgatives, it did not … Read more

Toxin-Eliminating Pills，From *Emergency Treatment for Rash*.，Before a rash is about to erupt, if there is stomach heat manifesting as a warm, robust fever; coarse breathing and abdominal distension; red, scanty, and difficult urination and defecation; restlessness and thirst during sleep; dry mouth and tongue; slightly cold hands and feet; excessive sleep; occasional coughing with phlegm; … Read more

Huanjin Powder，Formula from *Sun Zhenren’s Maritime Formulas*; name cited in *Formulas for Universal Relief*, Volume 299.，Painful sores throughout the mouth. For toxic-heat mouth sores, or cases of lower-body deficiency where pathogenic heat is unbearable.

Wind-Dispelling and Gallbladder-Nourishing Decoction，*Records of Differential Diagnosis*, Volume 4.，Due to gallbladder deficiency with wind invasion, the patient experiences heart palpitations and mental agitation, feeling as if in a solitary fortress besieged on all sides; unable to sleep until dawn, the eyes are blurry and cannot see clearly, the ears are muffled and cannot hear properly, … Read more

Kushen Da Wan，From *Yang’s Family Prescriptions*, Volume 1.，For severe leprosy, ulcerated flesh and skin, and erosion and decay of the nasal bridge.

Decoction to Promote Healing and Detoxify，From *Straight Talk on Pediatrics*, Volume 2.，Appears 4–5 days after the onset of smallpox, during the period of rapid growth.

Decoction for Nourishing Both Heart and Kidney，*Record of Differentiation of Syndromes*, Volume 6.，Fire stagnates within the heart, causing insomnia at night, a lack of saliva in the mouth, a dry tongue—which may be cracked or develop sores.

Benzoin Ointment，From *The New Book on the Care of Infants* (Volume 10), citing *The Zhuang Family’s Inherited Prescriptions*.，For abdominal distension, internal hernias, pain caused by intestinal parasites, external hernias, and pain in the chest and abdomen.

Camphor Ointment，From *Xian Nian Ji*, Volume 4.，Chafing sores.

Mendong Congee，*Shou Shi Qing Bian*, Volume 2.，Cough and regurgitation.

Astringent Powder，From *Songya Zunsheng*, Volume 13.，Frequent and copious urination.

Decoction for Dissolving Boils and Treating Leaky Sores，*Mirror of Surgical Medicine*.，Boil inside the nose.

Yuebi Decoction，*Qian Jin* (Thousand Gold), Volume 7.，Invasion by wind-damp-toxin pathogens, depletion of body fluids, contracture and numbness of tendons and vessels, weakness of the legs and knees, and difficulty walking or standing.